The legislation that went before the State and Local Government Committee on Monday also would boost pay and reimbursements for state lawmakers and judges, who, like the governor, are the lowest paid in the nation.
Paul LePage
Republican Governor of Maine, 2011 to present.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
LePage says he was paid to advocate for hydropower corridor
Maine’s former governor says that he was paid by a lobbying firm to advocate for the proposed CMP hydropower corridor.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Susan Collins complains about misleading campaign advertising
At Republican dinner Saturday in Lewiston that barred the press, Maine’s senior senator expresses hope for winning a fifth term this year.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Times Record
Voter-approved money that LePage blocked is finally going to new housing for seniors
The $14.5 million approved by Maine voters in 2015 is combined with other funding and awarded to seven projects that will provide 212 units of affordable housing for Mainers 55 and older.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Former Gov. Paul LePage really did move to Florida
The two-term Republican governor registered to vote in Ormond Beach, where he bought a house in 2018 while in office.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: Boomers really are OK
Young climate activists pick the wrong target for failures to act on the environment.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Portland’s not perfect. But is it Potterville? Take another look.
A columnist who says that Maine’s largest city is heartless paints with a broad brush.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Rep. Cooper: Trump investigation hearkens back to stymied LePage impeachment
There is an obligation to rein in the chief executive when he or she has flouted the Constitution and the rule of law, even if conviction is unlikely.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Ocean wind power back on track in Maine
A political roadblock, not a failure of technology, cost this clean power technology crucial time.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: LePage: Mills should not have dropped Riverview lawsuit
The former governor defends his decision to draw down federal funds to run an unaccredited institution.